Chapter 73

Chapter 73

Thirty years ago.

In Senior Three Class 14, a group of students were horsing around in the classroom when their teacher suddenly walked in. Everyone instantly fell silent.

Their previous homeroom teacher had been an extremely strict person. In the past, if he saw them acting like this, he would have torn into them. But not that day.

Their homeroom teacher walked stiffly up to the podium.

“No class today. We’re going to play a game! Whoever plays well will get a reward!”

The moment the whole class heard they were playing a game, they immediately got excited-especially since there was a reward.

They started cheering and making a ruckus, but the homeroom teacher did not stop them. Instead, he wrote the rules directly on the blackboard.

[1. Participants will be selected at random.]

[2. Those who clear the game will receive a reward.]

[3. It is forbidden to reveal the content of the game to anyone outside the class.]

Three very simple rules. Back then, they did not pay them much attention and only urged the homeroom teacher to hurry up and start.

The homeroom teacher said nothing more and began the game immediately.

The first game was Musical Chairs. A total of six people took part.

It was an extremely ordinary game, and the players did not take it too seriously. In the end, a girl won.

What shocked them was that the homeroom teacher handed the girl one thousand yuan in cash on the spot!

You had to understand, that was thirty years ago-and they were students! One thousand yuan was a huge sum of money!

At the time, everyone present went wild, shouting in excitement. But in the very next second…

“Pfft!”

Several long spikes grew out of the homeroom teacher’s body and instantly pierced through the remaining five people.

“That was when we finally realized this game wasn’t simple. Teacher, you kno-”

“Hoo…” Liu Ye slept soundly with his eyes closed.

Yellow Hair: “…”

“Weren’t you the one who said you wanted to have a heart-to-heart?! I’m telling you about our tragic past here! This is important information, okay?! Can you show this school’s Fiend a little respect?!”

Yellow Hair roared.

But Liu Ye continued sleeping peacefully.

Just then, the three Fiends on the beds beside him started gesturing at him. Yellow Hair immediately got up, and the group of Fiends huddled together.

“He’s asleep now,” one huge, burly Fiend said with a sinister chuckle.

Yellow Hair immediately understood.

“You mean…”

“Heh heh. We can’t beat him while he’s awake, but now that he’s asleep, you think we still can’t kill him?” another Fiend said with a vicious look on his face.

“This…”

“What are you hesitating for? Don’t tell me he beat feelings into you. I’m telling you, if we miss this chance, he might be on guard from now on.”

The muscular Fiend spoke with a savage glare.

“No, I just think this isn’t very reliable. Think about it. Why would he sleep beside us with no defenses at all?”

Yellow Hair was a cautious person. He felt that things could not be that simple.

“Heh. I think you’re just scared. I’m telling you, no matter what, we’ve already decided to make our move. He’s asleep anyway. What’s he going to do, fight ba-”

“Whoosh!”

Liu Ye suddenly sat up from the bed. Then came several thuds. Yellow Hair turned his head and saw the three other Fiends were already on their knees.

“Teacher! Sun Xiaobu forced us to do it! This has nothing to do with me!”

“That’s right! We admire you more than anyone! We absolutely never thought of killing you!”

“Teacher, we’ll send Sun Xiaobu away for you right now!”

Yellow Hair: “…”

Sun Xiaobu was his name. For the first time, he felt that his own reaction was rather slow.
At that moment, Liu Ye slowly climbed down from the bed and began moving around the room with his hands outstretched.

“What’s going on?” one Fiend asked, trembling with fear.

Yellow Hair looked at Liu Ye and realized his eyes were still shut. “He might be sleepwalking!”

“Sleepwalking, huh?”

One of the Fiends immediately got cocky. A Fiendish Form twisted across his face, and he reached out with both hands, lunging for Liu Ye’s neck.

But the instant he moved, Liu Ye appeared right in front of him. He reached out, grabbed the Fiend by the head, and squeezed.

There was a sharp crack, and the Fiend’s head burst open like a watermelon.

Black blood splattered across Yellow Hair and the other Fiends’ faces, but none of them dared to wipe it off.

“Bugs…”

Liu Ye mumbled the word, then started walking toward Yellow Hair and the others.

By now, they were so terrified they nearly wet themselves. They wanted to turn and run out, only to find that the door would not open. They watched Liu Ye’s slow, unhurried figure approach, their faces filled with horror.

“Wh-what do we do?” the burly Fiend burst into tears. He had never experienced anything like this before!

“Don’t panic. Sun Hui got killed just now because he was asking for death and attacked the teacher. As long as we don’t move around, we’ll be fine. Hurry, get back to bed.”

They quickly hunched over and scurried back to their beds.

They clutched their blankets and wrapped themselves up tight, as if that would keep Liu Ye from coming over.

After a while, they were astonished to discover that Liu Ye really did not touch them. All of them immediately let out a breath of relief.

But in that very instant, Yellow Hair suddenly felt someone pat his head. His entire body went rigid.

“Mm… not ripe…”

Yellow Hair: “!!!”

Holy shit! What the hell are you dreaming about?! What do you mean, not ripe?! What happens if I am ripe?!

Liu Ye then slowly wandered over to another bed and patted that Fiend on the head too, mumbling in dissatisfaction.

That Fiend, however, let out a breath of relief. Then Liu Ye slowly shuffled over to the burly Fiend’s bedside.

The burly Fiend was hiding under his blanket, his body shaking uncontrollably, his teeth chattering.

Suddenly, a hand reached under the covers, dragged his head out, and patted it.

In that instant, a smile suddenly appeared on Liu Ye’s face.

“Ripe!”

“Crack!”

…

Early the next morning, Liu Ye got out of bed full of energy. Another refreshing day.

But as soon as he sat up, he saw Yellow Hair and one other Fiend wrapped in a single blanket, curled up in the corner, staring at him with two pairs of wide eyes.

“Wait, why are you sleeping there?”

“It’s nothing. We’re used to it,” one Fiend said with a sob.

“Right. Sleeping like this gives us the warmth of home.” Yellow Hair broke down crying on the spot.

“Teacher, you should go to class first. Don’t worry about us. We’ll head over after we wash up.”

In truth, the sight of Liu Ye’s face had triggered a stress response in them, and they could not stand up. They had to get Liu Ye to leave so they could calm down.

They must be homesick! Liu Ye could not help sighing to himself. This school really was too heartless. How could they not let the students go home for a visit?

“All right, then I’ll head over first. You two hurry up and get to morning self-study.”

The two Fiends nodded. Once they saw Liu Ye walk out, they immediately clung to each other and burst into tears.

Too terrifying! Sleepwalking in the first half of the night was one thing, but what the hell was with that bearded guy swinging a huge blade in the second half?!